Why portals aren’t a major AI threat to startups
Portals (Zillow, Rightmove, Cian) have added ChatGPT but legacy tech and subscription economics make them unlikely to displace AI-native startups; acquisitions more likely.
Portals (Zillow, Rightmove, Cian) have added ChatGPT but legacy tech and subscription economics make them unlikely to displace AI-native startups; acquisitions more likely.
Recap of the Future Unicorns Party 2025 hosted in Lisbon — ~400 guests, a major Web Summit side event with talks and networking.
Raised €1M pre-seed, launched Placy Pro tests; now considering a €2M–€10M seed round, dilution trade-offs, Carta guidance on keeping ~55–60% founders' shares.
Thoughts on how Gemini Agent and AI agents will make aggregators obsolete, push marketplaces to APIs, and force new business models in real estate.
Placy unlocked Level 2 in Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub — access to $150k Azure credits, $7.5k for OpenAI/Azure and $5k GitHub Enterprise; placy.ai provided.
Founder update: Placy born on Halloween, MVP in July and €1M pre-seed; lead-qualification tool sold to B2B clients; leader in Cyprus expanding to Greece, Spain, UAE.
Comparison of "GPT from the box" shallow AI apps and deep AI apps, with examples (property portal, computer-vision game) and founder perspective.
Future Unicorns Party at Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov 11, 7pm — speakers Oleg Khusaenov, Michael Bychenok, Eugene Zhiharev; registration: fienta.com/futureunicorns (code UNICORN)
Notes on Y Combinator's 'Most promising areas for tech startups in 2024' — Placy/Placy Pro focus on Explainable AI and LLMs for legacy back-office automation.
Survey of 2,778 AI experts: 50% chance of major AI milestones by 2028; 37–51% assign ≥10% extinction risk. Placy Pro may reshape real estate jobs.
Sergey Osipov rebrands his channel from Placy to Naturally Artificial — founder-to-founder AI startup insights, PMF stories (Cyprus, Greece) and cross-media links.
Founder Dr. Randeep Singh Gill on DentaCFO — an AI co‑pilot for dental finances, the '30% Problem', and automation in British dental clinics.
Paphos event (Feb 10, 7pm) with practical fundraising advice from founders and investors, including Sergey Osipov; registration link provided.
Andrew Chen (a16z) on how AI can turn marketplace supply agentic and robotic — robotaxis, delivery robots and programmable supply for startups and PropTech.
Анонс Design Prosmotr в Петербурге: список спикеров, последние билеты и промокод uxfromhell.
Дайджест ProHungary: подборка ключевых постов мая о рынке недвижимости Венгрии, ценах, трендах и кейсах (ссылки на публикации).
Три спикера FOODIGITAL — Дмитрий Яцук, Ксения Боровикова и Вячеслав Истин — о логистике, корпоративной Wiki и «Честном знаке». 20–21 ноября, ИТМО.
На FOODIGITAL три спикера — Самир Таиров, Даниил Белобратов и Вера Аксенова — о внедрении ERP, кибербезопасности и решении «не делать».
Мария Дмитриева (Магнит) на «Индустрии Готовой Еды» в Сочи рассказала о «Заряд» — новом формате с акцентом на готовую еду и удобную локальную сеть.
Анонс пролога ВМЯСО: 40‑минутная панель с Еленой Худяковой, Ольгой Копыловой и Евгенией Алхановой о состоянии мясопереработки.